In 655 BC, Duke Mu of Qin sent his son Zi Zhang to Jin State to propose. Duke Xian of Jin promised to marry his eldest daughter to Duke Mu of Qin and sent some slaves to him as a dowry. Someone said, " Baili Xi doesn't want to be an official, so why not use him as a dowry slave." Jin Xian Gong asked Baili Xi to go to Qin State with the young master Zi Zheng and other dowry slaves. Baili Xi had no choice but to sigh that his life was miserable. When someone was not careful on the way, he sneaked away. Running around, without any accurate idea.
Later, he actually escaped to Chu State . Chu people treat him as a spy sent to the south by the princes of the northern region, tied him up and asked him, "What are you doing?" He said, "I am from Yu, and I lost my country and escaped." Seeing that he was old and honest, everyone asked him, "What are you doing for?" He said, "Look at the cow." They asked him to watch the cow. He had no choice but to agree and show the cows to the Chu people. He has a good ability to look at the bull, and the bulls he looks at are gradually better than others' bulls. The Chu people nicknamed him "King Niu". Seeing that King Niu is famous, even the king of Chu State King Cheng of Chu knew about it, so he asked him to go to the South China Sea to see the horses.
At the beginning, the young master thought that a slave ran away was nothing, so he didn't put this matter in his heart all the way back. On the way, he met a strong man named Gongsun Zhi, a native of Jin. He was also a talented person, but he had no status. The prince Zi brought Gongsun Zhi back and recommended it to Duke Mu of Qin. When Duke Mu of Qin got married, he looked at the list of dowry slaves, which contained Baili Xi's name, and asked the prince: "Why is there no such person?" The prince said, "He is from Yu, a doctor who lost his country, and ran away." Duke Mu of Qin turned around and asked Gongsun Zhi: "You are in Jin State, do you know what kind of doctor he is." Gongsun Zhi said, "It's quite capable, but unfortunately the hero has no place to use his skills. A doctor who lost his country is willing to be a prisoner, but not an official in the enemy country. This is amazing." Duke Mu of Qin sent people everywhere to inquire about Baili Xi's whereabouts. Later, I actually found out that Baili Xi was watching horses in Chu State.
Duke of Qin Mu was going to send a gift to King Cheng of Chu and asked him to send Baili Xi back. Gongsun Zhi said, "This is absolutely impossible. The Chu people asked him to see the horse because he didn't know how capable he had. If the lord invited him like this, it was obvious that he would tell the King of Chu to use him more, could he still let him come here?" Qin Mugong sent an envoy to bring five sheepskins according to the value of ordinary slaves at that time, and went to see King Cheng of Chu and said, "There is a slave in my country named Bailixi. He broke the law and hid in your country. Please let us redeem him so that he could deal with his crimes, so as not to ask other slaves to learn from him." King Cheng of Chu asked someone to catch Bailixi, put it in a prison cart, and hand it over to the envoy of Qin.
As soon as Baili Xi arrived in Qin, Gongsun Zhi came to greet him. When Duke Mu of Qin saw that it was a white-haired and white-bearded old man, he asked him how old he was. He said, "I am only seventy." Duke Mu of Qin sighed and said, "Oh, it's a pity that he is old!" Baili Xi was not convinced. He said, "If my lord asked me to fight, I am old. If I asked me to sit down and discuss national affairs, then I will be ten years younger than Jiang Taigong !" Duke Mu of Qin felt that his words made sense, so he talked to him about the great principles of enriching the country and strengthening the army. Unexpectedly, the more I talked, the more I felt that he was an amazing person. After talking for three days, I wanted to worship him as the prime minister. Baili Xi refused to agree. He said, "What am I? My Jian Shu is much better than me! If you really want to recruit talents, it is best to invite him." When Duke Mu of Qin saw Baili Xi, he felt that he was a talented person who was not picky in a thousand or a thousand, and he trusted him very much. Now I heard that there are people who are more capable than him, how can they let go easily? He immediately asked Baili Xi to write a letter and sent his son to Minglu Village to welcome Jian Shu.
Jian Shu didn't want to go out to be a palace, so he was so anxious that his son was so angry that he was so angry. He said: "If the gentleman doesn't go, I'm afraid Baili Xi will not stay in Qin alone."Shu Jian frowned, and after a while, he sighed and said, "Baili Xi is talented and has never had a place to use it. Now that I have found a master, I have to help him. "He turned around and said to the young master, "Okay, I'll just go there for him." But I still have to come back and plant my land. "The young master Zicheng talked to Jian Shu's sons Xiqishu and Bai Yibing [both of them were surnamed Jian, one was named Shu, the other was named Xiqi, the other was named B, and the other was named Bai Yi] for a while, and felt that they were also amazing people, so they must invite them together. Jian Shu also agreed.
Gongzi took Jian Shu and his two sons to meet Duke Mu of Qin. Duke Mu of Qin asked how Jian Shu could be a good monarch. Jian Shu said one by one, and was so happy that Duke Mu of Qin forgot to eat dinner. The next day, Duke Mu of Qin appointed Jian Shu as the right prime minister, Bai Li Xi as the left prime minister, and Xi Qishu and Bai Yibing as the doctor. In this way, the Qin State got five new capable people - Jian Shu and Bai Li Xi , Gongsun Zhi, Xiqishu, Bai Yibing. A few days later, another warrior came, that is Baili Xi's son Meng Mingshi .
It turned out that Baili Xi's wife had to live with her hands since her man left. Later, when she encountered a desolate year, she had to take her son to escape from the desolate. I don't know how many hardships she suffered, but finally she went to Qin and sewed the sews and washed them. The mother and son lived this hard life. Unexpectedly, Meng Mingshi grew up and didn't work hard, so she liked to hunt and practice martial arts with a group of young men, but instead asked her old mother to support him. One day, Meng Mingshi said, "Our king used two old men as prime ministers, which is interesting enough. The most special thing is a prime minister named Baili Xi. He said he bought it from five sheepskins. I have never heard of it. "When Meng Mingshi heard this, she thought to herself, "Maybe it's me." "I came back and told his mother. Du also became suspicious and tried his best to go to the "Five Sheepskin" prime minister's mansion to wash clothes. The people under him liked her very much when they saw her doing things neatly. But where could she see the prime minister?
One day, Baili Xi was treating guests in the prime minister's mansion, and musicians were having fun in the hall, some played the piano, and some sang, which was quite lively. Du was outside the hall, wanting to see the prime minister. People in the prime minister's mansion knew that she was an old mother who washed clothes, so she didn't care about her. She looked at her for a while and seemed to be a bit like her man, but she didn't see it. When she saw a piano player coming out, she carefully asked him to listen to him, and said, "I have played the piano since I was a child, so I asked me to play it. Is it okay? "The musician became curious and handed the piano to her. She took it over and played it, but it was not much different from the musician. The people in the prime minister's mansion were very happy and asked her to sing a song. She said, "Okay! But I have to ask the Prime Minister for advice. "Baili Xi was in high spirits and agreed casually. Du saluted the prime minister and the guests and sang:
Baili Xi,
5 sheepskin,
can remember-
1 cabbage , boil millet ,
no firewood under the stove,
split the door latch stew?
is rich today,
0 thrown away my son and forgot my wife!
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Baili Xi was stunned when she heard this and called her to ask. It turned out to be his wife, Du Shi. He ignored others and hugged her and cried. The sadness of the old couple brought tears to the tears of the whole guy. Qin Mugong heard that the husband and wife met and gave them a lot of things. He also heard that Meng Mingshi was very skilled in martial arts, so he appointed him as a doctor and jointly managed the military with Gongsun Zhi, Xiqishu, and Bai Yibing.
Qin State recruited talents, trained troops, developed wealth and hard production, and the country became stronger and stronger. However, Jiang Rong [ Xirong branch] continued to invade the border and plunder money. Qin Mu Duke asked Meng Mingshi and others to send troops to conquer, and beat Jiang Rong away. Qin State occupied the land in the area of Guazhou [in Dunhuang County, Gansu Province] and became stronger.
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